Ironing board



Sept. 24, 1929.

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IRONING BOARD Application filed May 1, 1928. Serial No. 274,237.

My invention relates to ironing boards and has a particular reference to ironing boards provided with vacuum suction.

The object of my invention is to provide an ironing board with suction or vacuum ducts on its operating surface in order to dry quickly the clothes which are being ironed. I also provide an auxiliary board which can ybe uncovered when desired by turning the o main board sideways, this auxiliary board having a removable pad for ironing arm holes and sleeves of a coat.

My invention is more fully described in the accompanying specification and drawing 'in which F ig. 1 is a sectional elevation of my ironing board, Fig. 2 is a top view of same, Fig. 3 is a partial top view with the auxiliary board exposed, and Fig. 4 is another view of the auxiliary board.

My ironing board consists of a top or main board 1 with rounded edges and elongated at one end to a narrower shape. This board is preferably made of an elastic material such 5 as cork. The cork layer is fastened to an under board 2 attached to a frame 3 witlra bottom board 4. A pipe 5 extends inside of the chamber 6 formed between these boards. A

flexible hose 7 connects this pipe with a vaci uum suction apparatus (not shown) of any suitable construction, for instance, such as are used for vacuum cleaning.

The upper board 1 is provided with a number of small apertures 8 extending from the i outside into the suction chamber 6.

The board 4 is placed on top of a supporting frame 9 with legs which may reach the floor or may be of a short type, as shown in Fig. 1, for setting the frame on a table 10.

l The frame has an elongated slot 11 in the middle for the pipe 5. At one end it is provided with a semicircular recess or depression 12 into which lits an ironing pad 13. This pad has rounded `edges and is hollow inside i having a suction chamber 14. Apertures 15 extend from this chamber to the outside.

The top-surface of the auxiliary board is somewhat higher than the rest of the frame 9. It is held in an operating position by helical springs 16 at the sides of the board 13 attached with the other ends to the frame 9. These springs tend to Vpull the board or pad 13 against the shoulder of the recess 12. The pad 13 is also loosely connected with the frame 9 by means of hinged links or hooks 17. A pipe 18 fits into the sides of the pad 13 extending inside of the chamber 14 and forming trunnions on which the pad may turn, when placedin an inoperative position as shown in Fig. 1. The pipe 18 is connected with a Hexible hose 19 attached with the other end to a nipple 20 on the main suction pipe 5.

The pipe 5 has avalve 21 which may be of any ordinaryconstruction and also may be of a two-way type so that the chamber 6 may be either connected with the suction apparatus or with the outside air. The upper end of the pipe 7 has an enlarged head 22 resting against the bottom board 4. A large washer' 23 is placed under the top board of the frame 9. A spring 24 is placed on the pipe 5 against the washer 23 and isr tightened with a nut25. This portion of the pipe 5 is threaded forthe nut 25. A friction coupling 26 is placed on the pipe 5 in order to permit the rotation of the upper board on the frame 9.

Spacing blocks 27 are placed between the top and bottoni boards or walls of the chamber 6 in order to make the board 1 rigid and to prevent its bending under weight of the iron.

The operation of my ironing board is as follows:

The work which may be a piece of clothing, is placed on top of the board 1 and is covered with a damp cloth for pressing with an iron. As soon as the ironing is completed, the damp cloth is removed and a suction is applied by turning the valve 21. The air in passing through the work dries it. quickly.

In order to press the armholes the main board 1 is turned sideways and moved away from the auxiliary ironing pad 13 as shown in Fig. 3. The pad 13 is turned from its inoperative position under the top of the frame 9 to an operating position in the recess 12 as shown in Fig. 4. The springs 16 retain it in this position. The suction may be applied to dry the work by turningl the main valve 21.

Important advantages of my ironing board are that it saves the time in pressing operations by providing means for quick drying of the Work, also that. it has an additional ironing pad ior working on the armholes. This 5 ironing pad is made exactly to suit the special kind of work, usually for pressing the coat shoulders and sleeves around the armholes. This pad for this purpose is made considerably thinner than it would be possible to make lo the main board 1.

My ironing board has a special application for hand or custom ironing of mens and womens suits.

I claim as my invention:

1. In an ironing board, the combination with a board,- of a supporting frame Jfor said board, said board being provided with a hol low space inside and with a plurality of apertures extending from said hollow space to the upper surface of said board, a pipe extending through said frame into said hollow space in said board, a retaining'flange on said pipe inside of said board, said pipe being adapted to exhaust. the air from said hollow space,

said board being adapted to pivotally rotate on said pipe, and a resilient means to draw said pipe with said board against said frame.

2. In an ironing board, the combination with a board7 of a supporting frame for said board, said board being provided with a recess at one end7 an auxiliary board adapted to it. into said recess, and hinged connections between said first board and said auxiliary board7 said hinged connections being adapted to support said auxiliary board in an operat-` ing position in said recess and also in an inoperating positionunder said upper board.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York this 30th day of April A. D. 1928.

GABRIEL G. MITKOFF. 

